104 London Street
Dunedin NZ
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| The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare |
Opens: Thursday 14 August 2008 |
| Directed by Neal Barber |
| "It's like King Lear, only happier ... and more complete." First performed in 1611, The Winter's Tale is one of Shakespeare's later plays. Indeed, it seems to return to the themes of Lear - madness, revenge, love, betrayal, exile, and grief - but allows its protagonist to complete his journey. A short synopsis for the benefit of those - most of us? - who have neither read nor seen the original? A task beyond the ken of great men - after all, if Shakespeare had wanted to write brief plays he would have! Suffice it to say then that this will be a marvellous opportunity for us all to put that omission to rights as we revel in this tale of love, jealousy and hate, of mistaken assumptions that result in abandonment. Not to mention the most famous stage direction in the Shakespearean canon: "Exit, pursued by Bear!" And don't worry, The Winter's Tale may start out all doom and gloom - or should that be fire and brimstone - but, as in life, the bad times are only short lived; viva la vie Boheme! |
| Coming up... |
| Palliative Care by Emily Duncan | Opens: Friday 03 October 2008 |
| Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler | Opens: Thursday 04 December 2008 |
| History |
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The Globe Theatre is a unique Dunedin institution. We are an amateur
theatre company dedicated to bringing the
best in classical and modern plays to the public. |
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 The
Globe is where New Zealand's best known poet, James K Baxter, had his
first plays produced.
This
'theatre in a house' was created in 1961 by Patric and Rosalie Carey when
they extended the living room of their house in London Street into an
auditorium, converting it into a small, 30 seat theatre which they called
The Globe. This was later modified into the 80 seat theatre which exists
today. The Careys were active in promoting both classical and new theatre
to Dunedin audiences. The theatre was the first in Australasia, for example,
to mount a production of Beckett's Waiting for Godot. At the same time,
there were regular performances of works by Shakespeare, Sophocles, Moliere,
Ibsen and others.
 The
Careys also promoted the works of New Zealand playwrights such as R A
K Mason and James K Baxter, both of whom were Burns Fellows at the University
of Otago.
The Careys retired in 1973 but the theatre and its traditions continue,
under the watchful care of the Incorporated Society known as the Friends of the Globe
Theatre.
 While
the theatrical environment in Dunedin has changed considerably since the
1960s, the wishes of many people to see and/or participate in amateur
theatre which is produced to high standards has not changed. If you too
would like to become involved in the workings of this theatre in any capacity,
on stage, behind the scenes or simply as an audience member who is given
a discount on admission, do consider becoming
a member of the Friends of the Globe.
We are slowly loading information about previous
productions and cast and crew into our website.
If you have any old programmes or photos, please contact the web wizard
for inclusion.
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